2024~2025学年陕西省西安市育才中学高一上学期第二次月考英语试卷

2024~2025学年陕西省西安市育才中学高一上学期第二次月考英语试卷一、阅读理解ShowBizSummer2023Location:RosewoodCenterforFamilyartsImportantInformation:●Tuitionpaidonthefirstdayofclass.●Notuitionrefunds(退款)fornotattendingtheclass●Pleaseaccompanystudentstothefirstdayofclass.●Registrationbeginsoneandhalfanhourbeforeclasstime.HowToRegister:●Mail:fillouttheformonthelastpage,blackinkonly.●Besuretolisttheclassandgroupthatyouwant&thedates.

DramaDays—$175EnteringGrades:GroupA:1st—2ndGroupB:3rd—5thTime:July2—July6●Createthesituationsandscenes●SHOWTIME—invitefamilyandfriendstoyourFridayShowcase!●Bringasacklunchanddrinkeachday!HotComedies—$175EnteringGrade:5thTime:July23—July27●Tellajoke!Learnwhyoldjokescanbethebest!●WorkwithyourclasstoputonaComedyShowforfamilyandfriends!Acting—JustActing—$225EnteringGrades:GroupA:1st—2ndGroupB:3rd—4thTime:August4—August8●Startwiththecharacters:Whoareyou?BetheStarofyourDreams.●Workwithyourclasstocreatetheplot.SummerScenes—$225EnteringGrades:5th—6thTime:August11—August15●Doyouwanttobeanactor?●Improveyourskillswithinstructionsfromprofessionalactors&directors.1.Whichofthefollowingclassessuitsthosewholovefunnystories?

A．DramaDays.B．Acting—JustActing.C．HotComedies.D．SummerScenes.2.IfyouwanttoattendShowBizSummer2023,youshouldknowthat______.

A．tuitionmustbepaidbeforeJuly2B．there’llberefundsifyoumisstheclassC．registrationbeginshalfanhourbeforeclasstimeD．studentshadbetternotgoaloneonthefirstday3.Whereisthetextmostprobablytakenfrom?

A．Abrochure.B．Aresearchpaper.C．Atextbook.D．Ahealthmagazine.Whataday!Istartedatmynewschoolthismorningandhadthebesttime.Imadelotsofnewfriendsandreallylikedmyteachers.Iwasnervousthenightbefore,butIhadnoreasontobe.Everyonewassofriendlyandpolite.Theymademefeelatease.ItwaslikeI’dbeenattheschoolforahundredyears!Thedaystartedveryearlyat7:00a.m..Ihadmybreakfastdownstairswithmymom.ShecouldtellthatIwasverynervous.Momkeptaskingmewhatwaswrong.ShetoldmeIhadnothingtoworryaboutandthateveryonewasgoingtoloveme.Iftheydidn’tloveme,Momsaidtosendthemherwayforagoodtalkingto.Icouldn’tstoplaughing.Mymomdroppedmeoffattheschoolgatesaboutfiveminutesbeforethebell.Alittleblonde(金发的)girlgotdroppedoffatthesametimeandstartedwaving(招手)atme.SheranoverandtoldmehernamewasAbigail.Shewasveryniceandwebecameclosestraightaway.WespentallmorningtogetherandbegantotalktoanothergirlcalledStacey.Thethreeofussattogetherinclassalldayandweevenmadeourwayhometogether!Itwentsoquickly.Ourteachertoldusthattomorrowwewouldreallystartlearninganddevelopingnewskills.IcannotwaituntiltomorrowandfeelasthoughIamreallygoingtoenjoymytimeatmynewschool.Ionlyhopethatmynewfriendsfeelthesamewaytoo.4.Howdidtheauthorfeelthenightbeforehernewschool?

A．TiredB．ExcitedC．WorriedD．Annoyed.5.Whatdidtheauthorthinkofhermother’sadvice?

A．ClearB．FunnyC．Reasonable.D．Interesting6.Whathappenedontheauthor’sfirstdayofschool?

A．Shemetmanynicepeople.B．Shehadahurriedbreakfast.C．Shelearnedsomenewskills.D．Shearrivedatschoolveryearly.7.WhatcanweinferaboutAbigail?

A．ShedislikedStacey.B．Shewasshyandquiet.C．Shegotonwellwiththeauthor.D．Shewasanoldfriendoftheauthor.Somesayingsweusetodayareveryold.Theycamefromhowpeopleusedtolivelongago.Todayweusethephrase“flyoffthehandle(柄),”meaningthatsomeonesuddenlybecomesangry.Longago,toolslikeaxes(斧头)wereveryimportanttosettlers.Axeswereusedtoclearlandandcutwood.Itwasimportantthatthetoolsbecarefullymade.Axeheadsneededtobewellfixedtoaxehandles.Why?Toolsthatweremadewithlesscareandattentioncouldbeveryperilous.Iftheheadofanaxewasnotwellfixedtoitshandle,itcouldflyoffwhenapersonwascuttingthings.Itcouldeasilyhitsomeone.Haveyoueverhad“thewoolpulledoveryoureyes”?Ifthewoolhaseverbeenpulledoveryoureyes,youhavebeentrickedorfooled.Thisphrasecamefromthetimewhenmenworewigs(假发).Manyofthewigsweremadefromwool(thehairofsheep).Thus,“wool”becameapopularnicknameforawig.Justliketoday,peoplelikedtoplaytricks,orpracticaljokes.Onepracticaljokewastopullaman’swigoverhiseyes.Hiseyeswerecoveredandpeoplearoundlaughedheartily.Afterwards,peoplesaidsomeonewasfooledwhenthewoolhadbeenpulledoverhiseyes.Oppositetothesaying“thingsarelookingup”inmeaning,“gotopot”isoftenusedwhensomethingbecomesmuchworse.Thisphrasecomesfromcandles.Candlesweremadebyputtingawick(灯芯)incandlewax,whichwasintheformofliquid.Theprocesscouldnotbecompletedatonce.Atfirstthewaxonthewickwasnotthickenoughandneededtimetodry.Sothewickswerecoatedrepeatedlyuntilthecandleswerebigenoughtouse.Whenthecandlesburnedlow,thelittleleftoverpieceswerenotthrownaway.Theywerethrowninapot.Theyhad“gonetopot.”8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“perilous”inParagraph1probablymean?

A．Strange.B．cheap.C．simple.D．Dangerous.9.Whattroubledidthejokebringthemanwearingawig?

A．Hehadtopickuphiswigfromtheground.B．Hesuddenlybecameunabletosee.C．Hecouldnotfindhiswool.D．Helosthisway.10.Ifsomethinghastakenaturnforthebetter,wecanusethesaying“________”.

A．gotopotB．flyoffthehandleC．thingsarelookingupD．thewoolhasbeenpulledoveryoureyes11.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A．Storiesbehindsomephrases.B．Specialtoolsusedbysettlers.C．Howpeopleusedtolivelongago.D．Whysomeoldsayingsarestillused.Asakid,JoannaBuckleywasn’tinterestedinscience—untilshehadachancetotryit.Thathappenedwhenshegotachemistrysetasagift.“Overthecourseofafewweeks,I’dcompletedeveryexperiment.Butintheprocess,Ipollutedmyparent’sdiningroomcarpetandburntthekitchenworktopwiththespiritburner,”shesays.NowscienceisBuckley’sjob.SheworksintheDepartmentofChemistryattheUniversityofSheffieldinEngland.“Irealize,firsthand,howimportantitistohavesomethingorsomeonetoshowyouwhyscienceissogreat,”shesays.Nowthegoodnewsisthatcitizenscienceappears.CitizensciencetakesthefunofexperimentingastepfurtherthanBuckley’sat-homeexperiments.That’sbecausetheseexperimentsarereal,lookingfornovelanswers.“Comparedwithaoneoffexperiment,what’scoolaboutcitizenscienceisthatstudentsgetthatthishasapurpose,”saysAmyPrunuske,whoteachesmicrobiologyandimmunologyatamedicalcollege.“Studentswanttodoagoodjob,becausetheyknowscientistsaregoingtousethenewdataintheirownresearch.”JenniferLong’sjobistocoordinate(协调)educationandoutreach.SheagreeswithPrunuske.“Kidslikethatit’sreal.Andtheylikethatit’simportant,andthatitmatters.”citizenscienceprojectshavemadebigdiscoveries.Onefoundapreviouslyunknowngalaxycluster(星系团).AnotherprojecthelpedassesshowmuchdamageabigearthquakehadcausedinJapan.Andoneofthefirstcitizenscienceprojectshelpedscientistslearnwheremonarchbutterfliesgoeverywinter.Someadultsworryaboutteenslosinginterestinscience.Theyhopethatfun,excitingcitizenscienceprojectscanhelpthemkeepengaged,Longsays.Andshehassomeevidencethatit’sworking.“Lastyear,wedidhaveacoupleofstudentssay,‘IreallythinkIwanttobeascientistnow’.”12.WhatisthepurposeofParagraph2?

A．Toshowexperimentscanmaketeensinterestedinscience.B．Toprovefailureisthemotherofsuccessinscience.C．TostatethatBuckleyhasatalentforscience.D．TopraiseBuckleyforherstrongwill.13.Whyiscitizensciencemorefun?

A．Itneedstoseeknewsolutions.B．Itcarriesoutexperimentsfrequently.C．Itmustcarryoutexperimentsingroups.D．Itissupposedtohandlecomplexproblems.14.WhatcanweknowfromwhatPrunuskesaid?

A．Sheparticipatedintheexperiment.B．Shetookprideinwhatstudentstookup.C．Citizenscienceispopularwithstudents.D．Scientistsarewillingtoemploystudents.15.WhatisLong’sattitudetowardscitizenscience?

A．Concerned.B．Supportive.C．Doubtful.D．Unclear.Whensomeoneisattemptingtocommunicatewithyou,it’simportanttoslowyourselfdownandtuneinsothatyoucantrulylistentowhattheyaresaying.Whenyoulearnhowtolisteneffectively,you’llbeabletodevelopadeeperconnectionwiththepeopleinyourlife.16.Befullypresent.Inorderforthepersonspeakingtoyoutofeelthatheorsheisbeingheard,youneedtomakeanefforttobepresentinthemoment.17Thisincludesdigitaldistractions,likeyourphone,yourcomputerandyourtablet.Allowthemtospeakwithoutinterruptingandwaituntiltheyaredonebeforeyourespond.18.Toreceivethemessagesofthespeaker,youneedtoapproachtheconversationwithanopenmind.Youshouldaskasmanyquestionsasyouneedtounderstandthecontextandworldviewofthespeaker.Listenactively.Resistingtheurgetorespondimmediatelyandlearninghowtomastersilenceisakeycontributingfactortosuccessfulcommunication.19Companiesareencouragingemployeestouseactivelisteningskills,includingallowingtimeinmeetingsforparticipantstosharetheirthoughts，Makeuseofbodylanguage.20,butsometimesyourbodylanguagecanshowthatyouarenotreallylisteningfullytowhatisbeingsaid.Learninghowtocontrolyourbodylanguage,bynoddingyourheadorsmilingduringtheconversationiscrucial.

A．ListenwithanopenmindB．ComeupwithamorecreativeideaC．YoumightbesayingalltherightthingsD．IntheworkplacethisisespeciallyimportantE．YoushouldlearntosilenceyourtemporaryresponsesF．TherearemanywaysforyoutoimproveyourlisteningskillsG．Youmustlistentothespeakerandgetridofallpotentialdistractions二、完形填空IwenttoNewYorkwithmyhusbandformycancercaretwoyearsago.Theflightwasononeofthoseairlineswhereyoucan’t_________yourseatsaheadoftime._________,youlineupby“zone”andhopeforthebest.Althoughweendeduptowardsthebackoftheplane,_________,weweretogether.Thedisadvantageinthissystemofgettingyourseatisthatfamiliessometimesget_________whichhappenedonthisflight:adadandhisyoungchildhadtositapart.Thevoiceonthebroadcastwasaskingiftwopeoplewould_________sothattheycouldsittogether.Theworkermade_________-lookafterthechildnexttoyouifnoonewouldchangetheseat.Buttwominuteslater,noonegavehera(n)_________Theworkermadethepleading(请求)again,_________thattheonlyemptyseatsavailable(可得到的)weretwomiddleonesinexitrows.Butasmallchildisnot_________tositthere.Ilookedatmyhusbandandaskedhimifitwasthe__________thingforustogiveupourseats.Hesaidyesbutwestill__________someoneelsetotakeaction.Onemoretime,itwasmetwith__________,sotheworkercalledanothertime,“Wecan’tmovetheplaneuntiltheycansittogether.”Welookedateachother,andthen__________.IdidnotwanttoleavemyhusbandandIwantedmyway.Itwas__________thatothersontheplanehadthesamethought.Yet,weknewtherightthingwastoletthedadandchildbetogether.Sometimesyou__________becauseit’sright,notbecauseyouwantto.21.A．pickB．takeC．changeD．leave22.A．FinallyB．SurelyC．InsteadD．Then23.A．hopefullyB．thankfullyC．naturallyD．usually24.A．surprisedB．connectedC．supportedD．separated25.A．joinB．moveC．returnD．continue26.A．jokesB．suggestionsC．rulesD．decisions27.A．challengeB．giftC．answerD．lesson28.A．explainingB．worryingC．believingD．remembering29.A．taughtB．invitedC．seenD．allowed30.A．dangerousB．strangeC．similarD．right31.A．orderedB．expectedC．promisedD．advised32.A．courageB．troubleC．silenceD．honesty33.A．cutinB．turnedaroundC．showedoffD．stoodup34.A．clearB．importantC．impossibleD．interesting35.A．refuseB．hideC．helpD．wait三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Chinaiswidelyknownforitsancientcivilisationthathascontinuedallthewaythroughintomoderntimes.TheChinesewritingsystemisoneimportantfactorthatmakesthispossible.Atthebeginning,writtenChinesewasapicture-basedlanguage.Itdatesbackseveralthousandyears36theuseoflonggu-animalbonesandshellsonwhichsymbols37(carve).BytheShangDynasty,thesesymbolshadbecomeawell-developedwritingsystem.Overtheyears,thesystemdevelopedintodifferent38(form),asitwasatimewhenpeopleweredivided39(geographical).Later,EmperorQinshihuangunitedthesevenmajorstatesintooneunifiedcountry40theChinesewritingsystembegantodevelopinonedirection.Thatwritingsystemwasofgreatimportancein41(unite)theChinesepeopleandculture.WrittenChinesehasalsobecome42importantmeansbywhichChina’spresentisconnectedwithitspast.Peopleinmoderntimescanreadtheclassicworks43(write)byancientChinesepeople.Today,theChinesewritingsystem44(be)stillanimportantpartofChineseculture.Anincreasingnumberofinternationalstudentsarebeginningtolearnthis45(amaze)languagetoappreciateChina’scultureandhistory.四、书信写作46.假如你是李华，你们学校将举办以“汉字之美”为主题的文化活动，请你邀请正在学习汉字的外国朋友Henry参加此次活动，帮助他学习汉字，了解中国文化。请你根据以下要点提示，用英文给你的朋友写一封邀请信。1.活动时间和地点；2.活动内容（如观看汉字发展史电影，写古诗等）；3.参加活动的好处及学习汉语的重要性。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearHenry,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua五、书面表达47.阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。An80-year-oldmanwassittingonthesofainhishousealongwithhis45-year-oldhighlyeducatedson.Suddenly,acrowrestedontheirwindow.Thefatheraskedhisson,“What’sthis?”Thesonreplied,“Itisacrow.”Afterafewminutes,thefatheraskedhisso